India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asiahttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/en-usTue, 06 Nov 2018 18:30:00 +0530Preventing nutrient loss and waste across the food system: policy actions for high-quality dietshttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459492/preventing-nutrient-loss-and-waste-across-the-food-system-policy-actions-for-high-quality-diets/With one in five deaths associated with poor-quality diets, a policy brief urges policymakers to prioritize the reduction of food loss and waste as a way of improving people's access to nutritious andTue, 06 Nov 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459492/preventing-nutrient-loss-and-waste-across-the-food-system-policy-actions-for-high-quality-diets/UNICEF: Two million children in DRC are acutely malnourishedhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459264/unicef-two-million-children-in-drc-are-acutely-malnourished/The UN children’s agency says at least two million children in the Democratic Republic of Congo face death from malnutrition unless aid reaches them.
Al Jazeera went to Kitwit where about 25,000 displacedWed, 17 Oct 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459264/unicef-two-million-children-in-drc-are-acutely-malnourished/Zimbabwe: Wheat Supply Remains Criticalhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459265/zimbabwe-wheat-supply-remains-critical/Zimbabwe's wheat supplies remain critical due to logistical challenges arising from failure by the National Railway of Zimbabwe to speedily move the grain from Beira, Mozambique.
The Grain Millers AssociationWed, 17 Oct 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459265/zimbabwe-wheat-supply-remains-critical/Dirty deals threaten Kenya&#039;s food security, report sayshttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459274/dirty-deals-threaten-kenyas-food-security-report-says/A global index has singled out Kenya as one of the countries whose food security is undermined by various forms of corruption, underlining the impact graft has had on taxpayers' lives even as the governmentWed, 17 Oct 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459274/dirty-deals-threaten-kenyas-food-security-report-says/Africa: Global Hunger Relief Back-Tracking, Especially in War Zoneshttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459186/africa-global-hunger-relief-back-tracking-especially-in-war-zones/World efforts to lower hunger to zero by 2030 are being negated by warfare and climate change, warn nutritionists. Their latest global index categorizes 51 nations, mainly in Asia and Africa, where hungerThu, 11 Oct 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459186/africa-global-hunger-relief-back-tracking-especially-in-war-zones/Who wins and who loses from staple food price spikes?: welfare implications for Mozambiquehttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459206/who-wins-and-who-loses-from-staple-food-price-spikes-welfare-implications-for-mozambique/With a large share of the population dependent on agriculture and high exposure to natural disasters and other food price shocks, the welfare impacts of food price inflation in Mozambique cannot be ignored.Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459206/who-wins-and-who-loses-from-staple-food-price-spikes-welfare-implications-for-mozambique/Redirecting investment for a global food system that is sustainable and promotes healthy dietshttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459201/redirecting-investment-for-a-global-food-system-that-is-sustainable-and-promotes-healthy-diets/More and better quality private sector investment in food systems will be needed for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Recent developments in food systems have resulted in new challengesSun, 30 Sep 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/459201/redirecting-investment-for-a-global-food-system-that-is-sustainable-and-promotes-healthy-diets/World Bank and United Nations launch ambitious new mechanism aimed at preventing faminehttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/458837/world-bank-and-united-nations-launch-ambitious-new-mechanism-aimed-at-preventing-famine/The World Bank, the United Nations and partners on Sunday launched the Famine Action Mechanism (FAM), the first global initiative dedicated to preventing famine.
The mechanism, with the support of globalTue, 25 Sep 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/458837/world-bank-and-united-nations-launch-ambitious-new-mechanism-aimed-at-preventing-famine/UN agency launches innovative, interactive advertisement in fight against hungerhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/458749/un-agency-launches-innovative-interactive-advertisement-in-fight-against-hunger/UN agency launches innovative, interactive advertisement in fight against hunger
The UN World Food Programme on Monday took its campaign to fight world hunger to a global cinema audience with an innovative,Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/458749/un-agency-launches-innovative-interactive-advertisement-in-fight-against-hunger/Many thousands of Kenyans facing acute food shortage: reporthttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/458772/many-thousands-of-kenyans-facing-acute-food-shortage-report/Despite receiving more than normal rainfall in the March to May season, which boosted food production, some parts of Kenya are still facing food crisis.
Up to 700,000 Kenyans are currently facing acuteMon, 24 Sep 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/458772/many-thousands-of-kenyans-facing-acute-food-shortage-report/